成年後的資優兒童智力研究、特質及挑戰之初探

A Preliminary Study on the Intellectual Research, Traits and Challenges of Gifted Children in Adulthood

林業盈(Lin Yeh Ying)

《特殊教育發展期刊》 66期 (2018/12) Pp. 43-57

https://doi.org/10.7034/DSE.201812_(66).0004

摘要

本篇文章主要以成年後的資優兒童為探討焦點，內容包含有關資優兒童成年後的智力相關研究、特質及其所面臨的挑戰現況。資優並不會隨著兒童長大成人而消失，但是一直以來，社會上對於這群資優成人總是缺乏關注。首先，筆者從過去關於資優兒童與成年後的資優成人之智力研究結果歸納出四點：幼童時的資優不一定是成人後有傑出表現和創意成就的指標、超高智商成人和高智商成人間在成就表現上有差異存在的可能性、在資優童年時期較能有效預測其未來表現、資優童年時期的興趣和價值觀較一般人能穩定發展。接著，介紹不同學者對於資優成人特質的觀點、分類及相關研究。最後，從工作職場、人際互動到婚姻狀態等，說明資優成人可能面臨到的現況挑戰。在臺灣，關於資優成人在許多方面的議題研究可說是付之闕如，另鑑於國外缺乏控制組的回溯研究方式，皆可提供國內未來在進行資優成人研究時參考。

關鍵字

資優成人 ； 智力研究 ； 特質

並列摘要

This article focuses on gifted children in adulthood, including the intellectual research on gifted adults in the past, the characteristics and the current challenges of gifted adults. Giftedness does not disappear as children grow up, but there has always been a lack of attention for gifted adults in the society. First, the author sums up four points from past intellectual research results on gifted children and gifted adults: Childhood giftedness is not necessarily an indicator of outstanding performance and creative achievement in adulthood; discrepancy between future performances of super-high IQ adults and high IQ adults is possible; it is more effective to predict future performance of a gifted person during childhood; the interests and values of gifted children develop more stably compared to ordinary people. Then, the author introduces classifications and researches of different scholars on the characteristics of gifted adults. Finally, the author explains the current situations and challenges faced by gifted adults in terms of career, interpersonal interactions, and marital status. In Taiwan, there is insufficient studies on the various aspects of life of gifted adults; and in view of the lack of retrospective research methods of control groups by foreign researchers, this article aims to provide references for future domestic studies on gifted adults.

並列關鍵字

Gifted adults ； intelligence study ； characteristics of gifted adults ； current status and challenges

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